Arthur Walter James
Arthur Walter James | |
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Born | 30 June 1912 |
Died | 5 August 2015 | (aged 103)
Occupation | Politician |
Arthur Walter James (30 June 1912 – 5 August 2015) was a British journalist and Liberal Party politician.
Background
He was the son of W.J. James OBE. He was educated at
Professional career
He was Senior Demy of
Political career
Both James and his first wife, Elisabeth Howroyd were active in politics for the Liberal Party in the Manchester area. He took a particular interest in the Liberal policy of Profit sharing. He was Liberal candidate for the Bury Division of Lancashire at the 1945 General Election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Fletcher | 14,012 | 39.9 | ||
Labour | Sydney Hand | 13,902 | 39.6 | ||
Liberal | Arthur Walter James | 7,211 | 20.5 | ||
Majority | 110 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 78.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
After the election he was re-adopted by the Bury Liberal Association to contest the seat again and remained PPC through to 1947 when he moved to London. Following boundary changes, the seat was abolished and he did not stand for parliament again.[3]
Later years
Upon turning 100, he wrote an article for The Sunday Times reflecting on his age.[4] He was believed to be one of only three known surviving candidates from the 1945 general election. The others being Denis Healey and Jeremy Hutchinson.[5] He died on 5 August 2015, aged 103.[6]
Publications
He was the Editor of Temples and Faiths 1958; The Christian in Politics, 1962; The Teacher and his World, 1962; A Middle-class Parent's Guide to Education, 1964; He was also a contributor to Looking Forward to the Seventies, 1967.
References
- ^ ‘JAMES, (Arthur) Walter’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013 ; online edn, Dec 2013 accessed 2 Dec 2013
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
- ^ The Liberal Magazine, 1945-47
- ^ Article title
- ^ "The Times Diary". The Times. 28 March 2014. p. 11.
- ^ "Walter James". The Times. 13 August 2015. p. 51.